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Jasmine Caldaira

The Evolution of Traditional to New Media

In this timeline, we were going to discuss about the evolution of media from generation to generation. This include
how media are used during the Pre-Historic Age, Industrial Age, Information Age and Electronic Age.

Pre-Historic Age

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Old Fabric/Paper - It began in India. They use fabrics or paper and traditional writing materials to keep informations and
to send messages to other people.

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Cave Paintings - these are painted drawing on the wall of a cave walls or ceiling, often depicting animals. It started
40,000 years ago. And the exact purpose of the Paleolithic paintings or cave paintings is not known.

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Bamboo Inscription - It originated in China. And they use it as the main media for documents during prehistoric era.

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Horn - During prehistoric era, they used horns to capture attention or to call everybody's attention if there are important
messages that everyone needs to hear.

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Fire/Smoke - they used re as their "electricity" during prehistoric age. And they use smoke, to also call for everyone's
attention.

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Hieroglyphics - this is just like the cave paintings, but it originated in Egypt. And it is carved in the rocks or clay tablets.

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Industrial Age

Telegraph - Invented by Samuel Morse. The telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by
transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations. In addition to helping invent the telegraph, Samuel
Morse developed a code that assigned a set of dots and dashes to each letter of the English alphabet and allowed for
the simple transmission of complex messages across telegraph lines.
Typewriter - Cristopher Latham Sholes invented the typewriter with the help of Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule.
Although other important inventors had tried to make a typewriter, they weren't commercially successful. But Cristopher
Shole's typewriter was certainly the rst commercially successful one, invented in 1867.
Spinning Jenny - this is used to make frabrics during industrial times. Mostly, women are the one who's using this
device.
Steam Engine - during Industrial Revolution they use this for their transportation.
Dierence and Analytical Engine - this was invented by Charles Babbage. This device was their "calculator" during
industrial age.
Phonographs - This is invented by Thomas Edison. He invented this so that some people will be able to hear their
favorite band's songs.

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